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Question
What describes the partial charges found in a water molecule?(1 point)
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Oxygen has a partially positive charge, and the hydrogens have a partially negative charge.
Oxygen has a partially positive charge, and the hydrogens have a partially negative charge.
Oxygen has a partially positive charge, and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.
Oxygen has a partially positive charge, and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.
Oxygen has a partially negative charge, and the hydrogens have a partially negative charge.
Oxygen has a partially negative charge, and the hydrogens have a partially negative charge.
Oxygen has a partially negative charge, and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.
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The correct response is:
Oxygen has a partially negative charge, and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.
This reflects the polar nature of water, where the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, resulting in partial negative and positive charges respectively.
